Category Archives: Entertainment

The Egg…

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Jose, 16, began a science experiment for his biology class last Friday. He placed an egg in a mug and filled it with vinegar. It was a pretty neat transformation into a gel-like form. Wednesday, I noticed the newly transformed … Continue reading →

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2008 Marching Season comes to an end…

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

It is 10:55pm and we are home from a semi-cold, blustery day on the marching field. Yesterday, we had no marching band or other commitments. Jose and I did the traditional end-of-marching-season dinner – he chose Golden Corral (not my … Continue reading →

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Dr. Robert Schuller on FAITH…

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

One of my favorite hours each week is listening to Dr. Robert Schuller on THE HOUR OF POWER. In the 1970’s, while in elementary school, my grandfather introduced me to Dr. Schuller – one of my grandfather’s favorite writers. I … Continue reading →

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Smokin' Stamps, Batman!

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Thank you for smoking By Roger Ebert  on October 11, 2008 6:46 AM This stamp honoring Bette Davis was issued by the U. S. Postal Service on Sept. 18. The portrait by Michael Deas was inspired by a still photo … Continue reading →

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Candidates & The Arts…

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Jeff Carter, my friend who is now the director of music at Webster University in St. Louis, always finds the neatest things. This was an incredible discovery! http://jeffreycarter.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/candidate-record-on-the-arts.pdf

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A Friday night…

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

At 12:05am the five buses carrying the marching band passed in front of the house. I was standing on the front steps smoking my pipe and letting Flyer explore the symphony of smells in the front yard when they passed. … Continue reading →

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All in a day…

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

It is 11:35pm on a Wednesday night and I am finally winding down after a full, productive day. After thinking through all I have accomplished I feel like I have competed with my cousin, Dana, who seems to cram four … Continue reading →

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The Buckeye's Holy of Holies…

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

All I can say is, “WOW!” In 1979, at Smith-Wallbridge Drum Major Camp, instructor Gary Smith, then the director of the Marching Illni of University of Illinois, showed us a film of The Ohio State Marching Band performing the legendary … Continue reading →

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Joshua Logan – 100 (original post, 2008)

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Today is the 100th birthday of my hero in directing, Joshua Logan. Joshua Lockwood Logan III (October 5, 1908 – July 12, 1988) was an American stage and film director and writer. Logan was born in Texarkana, Texas. His father … Continue reading →

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The DMV… and Weekend…

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

When you finish reading this, you must read my friend’s blog… Jeff Carter had a fun time at his own license branch. Saturday I searched in vain on the internet to find the DMV’s hours. I could not even locate … Continue reading →

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Reunions & Football Game

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Another enjoyable week. Monday I reunited with a former student with whom I lost contact 20 years ago. His family was wonderful to me during my Muncie days, and Nathan was always one of my favorite former students. In short, … Continue reading →

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This Weekend & Gone With The Wind…

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

What a busy, and then exciting weekend…   FRIDAY Jose was with the marching band for the game against Lebanon, and we won. He got home around 11:30pm. I ran some errands and worked on writing for a few hours.   … Continue reading →

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Another Week Come and Gone…

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

What a short, but long week. Recovery from a three day weekend is always a little tough, but this year was a little easier. I set up a new system with my private teaching studio: if there are five Mondays … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Weekend – Part One

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

What a wonderful, wonderful weekend! Saturday morning, the house was all cleaned, and smelling fresh, the yard looked great, and the fence was adorned with red, white and blue bunting banners – a gift from my darling neighbor, Kay. I … Continue reading →

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What Can I Do?

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

This is a message I posted on one of my hometown’s websites, WILLKIE’S PRIDE. This morning, my sixteen year old son came into my study before leaving for school and said he was really frustrated with something in marching band. … Continue reading →

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Beethoven, Bach, Broadway and… Bon Jovi?

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

When I was a teenager in high school, and throughout college, I did listen to rock music, but preferred the music of the late 1960’s and early to mid-1970’s. There was some incredible music written during that era. I was … Continue reading →

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This past week… and next….

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Last week was busy. Jose had marching band rehearsals, and also began his work at One Lincoln Park just around the corner from where we live. Thursday morning Jose, Flyer and I left at 8:00am for Fowler, Indiana, arriving shortly … Continue reading →

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I Feel Like A Musical Theatre Character…

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

For the past several months, or so, I have been experiencing a feeling – as John Adams called it in the musical 1776 – “discontentment.” As I was writing a good friend earlier this afternoon, I feel like all these … Continue reading →

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This week…

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Sunday I delivered Jose to Wright State’s campus for marching band camp. He has a neat roommate, a sophomore who just moved her from Vandalia Butler High School. I spent a few minutes chatting with the chaperones – all friends … Continue reading →

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Band Camp… Over!

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

This evening I journeyed out to Wright State University and met up with the Chabut and Karmele families. We watched the band’s 2008 pre-game show and the first two of four movements of their 2008 competition show which is called … Continue reading →

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Truly, Madly, Deeply… Mary Todd Lincoln

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

For some reason, Mary Todd Lincoln has been resurfacing this past month in a variety of connections. I had begun writing a musical on Miss Todd in 1986, and put it away in the mid-1990’s. And here she is again, … Continue reading →

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Mousetrap

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Mouse Trap Late one Saturday night I heard a pair of footsteps bounding up the basement stairs. I looked up at the clock and figured a commercial had propelled them from the depths of TV Land. “Dad,” my sons cried. … Continue reading →

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An old post… Ready, Set, Hike!

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Ready, Set, Hike Inside the veterinary office, Flyer, my new puppy, quickly sensed we were on a different mission and began a tug-o-war session. I greeted the receptionist with our names. “You said her name is ‘Flyer?’ Did you go … Continue reading →

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Shirley Temple… is 80?

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

I am watching a delightful A&E documentary on Shirley Temple. What a fascinating lady! And the wonderful child star of the 1930’s turned 80 this year! Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award-winning actress and tap … Continue reading →

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Peggy Straughen…

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Wright Flyer Guy

Peggy Barbour Straughen (born Margaret Ann Barbour), 70, of Washington Township passed away unexpectedly at Miami Valley Hospital on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Born in Chambersburg, PA on August 21, 1937, Peggy entered nursing school in Harrisburg where she met … Continue reading →

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